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Gene entry

HSPB1

heat shock protein family B (small) member 1

Chromosome
7
Cytoband
7q11.23
Variants (rsID)
4

HSPB1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 7 (region 7q11.23). Its official name is “heat shock protein family B (small) member 1”. The reference table lists 4 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs199602956Benignsingle nucleotide variantNeuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 2B|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2F|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • rs201769668Benignsingle nucleotide variantNeuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 2B|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2F
  • rs367662394Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2F|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.